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14 The Krakow Post K A T O W I C E DECEMBER 20-JANUARY 9, 2008 Silesian Border Guards learn sign language Kinga Rodkiewicz Staff Journalist Fifty border guards from Silesia will learn sign language during a 60-hour course. With that knowledge they will be able to recognize the difference between people who are deaf or hearing impaired and smugglers and others who try to deceive the guards. According to the daily newspaper Dziennik Zachodni, the guards often encounter travelers who have illegal passports and who pretend to be foreigners who are unable to answer questions. Often, Polish smugglers use the same method. “During the course, we have learned how to recognize the imposters,” said Anna Dolecka, a participant in the course. “A person who is truly deaf doesn’t look around. He only looks at the questioner’s face, because he tries to read the lip movements.” Sign language uses manual communication, body language and lip patterns instead of sound to convey meaning — simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to express fluidly a speaker’s thoughts. “To say ‘please,’ we place our hands as if to pray and twice shake them quickly. And when we ask for the documents, we put our hands in a way similar to an open book and then we imitate stamping it,” Agata Tanska, director of the Special Center for the Deaf in Raciborz, told the newspaper Dziennik Zachodni. Guards who have taken the course are enthusiastic. “We have received the sign alphabet on special boards. It isn’t very difficult, and for sure it will be useful in our work,” said Magdalena Rachuba, a course participant. Knowledge of sign language will continue to be useful even when Poland joins the Schengen Zone with the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Schengen agreement means that Poles will no longer have to present identity documents at the borders of all the “old” EU member states, except for the UK and Ireland. However, even if the border checks disappear, border guards will continue to patrol the nearby roads. “In this work, we will also meet with deaf people,” Maj. Cezary Zaborski told Dziennik Zachodni. “That’s why the guards should know how to behave to avoid needless misunderstandings and conflicts.” MUSIC TRAIN Elektrowoz music train the krakow post Taking the music to the masses Elektrowoz Festival toured through Katowice to Krakow in December with the entertainment never leaving the tracks. Elektrowoz Festival is a multiplatform event taking place in Tychy, Katowice and Krakow with a program of performing and visual arts targeted at young people. Rather than young people going to cultural venues, the organizers have decided to bring the cultural event to them via rail. The line-up included RG Boys, Me Myself and BTR, Clapham, South and Tropain from the alternate music scene. Jon Kennedy from the UK headlined the event with his fusion of funk, soul and hip-hop sounds. “It’s all about the feel of each track. I’m not really trying to create a specific sound of my own or break new boundaries. It’s still a learning process for me. I try to interpret what’s in my head through sounds. Ultimately, I suppose, the drum patterns shape the feel of each track, what ever happens from then on in is a pretty organic process,” said Kennedy. Kennedy was joined by local rising star Wojciech Kucharczyk promoting his current psychofunk project “The Complainer.” Photographer Anna Rozmus from the Polish daily Polska also participated in the event with her “From Light to Shadow” exhibition. ARKA NOEGO Our restaurant is located in one of the oldest buildings in Kazimierz. We serve all kinds of Jewish cuisine, based mostly on local recipes. Come to enjoy delicious Jewish dishes. Live klezmer music every night at 20:00. Open daily: 09:00-02:00 ul. Szeroka 2 +48 (12) 4291528 arkaszerok2@op.pl www.arka-noego.pl www. All your favorite articles online! krakowpost .com
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